Iran vs. The West

Over the last month, Iran’s tone has changed. Now more than ever, a diplomatic solution is looking likely, instead of a military action on behalf of Israel or the United States.

I believe that a diplomatic solution has emerged only because Iran’s defense improvements purchased from Russia aren’t yet operable. Had they been operable now, Iran would be much less likely to come to the bargaining table with the west. The Iranians’ reticence to bargain is partly due to the fact that strongman, anti-Western babble constitutes a legitimately bankable policy: the people like their leader to stand up against the United States. The policy, however domestically convenient, sure isn’t helping international diplomacy along.

How is this going to end? War? More sanctions (which only hurt the Iranian people and fail to sufficiently punish its leaders?

Really, it would be best if both sides stopped beating the chests for one minute, long enough for them to compromise.

If Iran really just wants nuclear energy, they can compromise and buy their nuclear material from others (subsidized by the West) in exchange for shutting down their domestic production effort.

If the United States really just wants peace, they can stop threatening Iran with sanctions and come up with a diplomatic solution that benefits both sides. I really don’t see how threats can be seen as legitimate peace-seeking policy, but then again, with hawkish firebrands like John Bolton having been installed as US ambassadors to the world, what do you expect?

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